SONGS OF THE SEASON
According to Billboard, this 8x Platinum single is the most listened to Christmas song of all-time.
All I Want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey
Dickens describes this character as "a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner! Hard and sharp as flint,… secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster."
Ebenezer Scrooge
This country refers to Santa as Père Noël
France
Released in 1990, this Christmas classic sees a psychotic child take on 2 dimwitted crooks.
Home Alone
While letters can be sent to the North Pole year round, Santa's workshop accepts letter up until December 15th of each year at this address according to the US Postal Service
123 Elf Road, North Pole, 88888
This Christmas single was written in 1971 in protest to the War in Vietnam.
Happy X-mas (War is over) by John and Yoko
Often appearing as a sinister mischief-maker, this personification of ice and snow is held responsible for frosty weather, nipping fingers and toes.
Jack Frost
In this country, Santa Claus comes in the night to put treats and gifts in the shoes of good children
Germany
This usually festive family surprises everyone when they declare that they won't be celebrating Christmas. But, when their daughter decides to visit home, they make a last second push to organize a rousing Christmas.
Christmas with the Kranks
The number of elves that work for Santa continues to go up each year. In 2018, the number of elves jumped to over 90,000. The number of elves is expected to have reached this number by Christmas 2020
110,000
This Christmas song was released in 1979 by one member of the highest grossing band of all time.
Wonderful Christmastime by Paul McCartney
As a tool to encourage good behaviour in children, this evil demon anti-Santa is considered by many to be the spookiest Christmas themed monster.
Krampus
This holidays commemorates the recovery of Jerusalem and stretches over eight days.
Hanukkah
This stop-motion animated movie is highly debated about which holiday it was made for
The Nightmare before Christmas.
Too many of the workers at the north pole, Santa Clause is known by this everyday name.
(Nicholas) Nick
This American rapper was responsible for the soundtrack of 2018's The Grinch.
Tyler the Creator
This fur-clad gift bringing figure is a folklore product of Germany. In "The Office", he is portrayed by Dwight Schrute during the Season 9 Christmas special. However, the other characters determine he is a "dirty, worse Santa".
Belsnickel
This holiday gives African culture an alternative to the existing holiday of Christmas and gives the people of Africa an opportunity to celebrate themselves and their history, rather than simply imitate the practice of the dominant society
Kwanzaa
Released in 1988, this Christmas movie takes place almost exclusively in a high-rise named Nakatomi Plaza on Christmas Eve.
Die Hard
These are the 4 main food groups of the elves.
Candy, candy canes, candy corn, and syrup.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, this is not only the best-selling Christmas single in the United States, but also the best-selling single of all time, with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide.
White Christmas by Bing Crosby
Gross teeth, green fur.
The Grinch
This country leaves a mince pie and a glass of whiskey for Santa Claus instead of cookies and milk.
United Kingdom
Will Vinton's Christmas Specials, featuring classics like 1964's Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer and 1979's Jack Frost, used this unique animation style.
Claymation
Adjoining the workshop are the stables where Santa's reindeer are kept. Their names are as follows.
Dasher and dancer, prancer and vixen, comet, and cupid, doner and blitzen.